EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 7 MIN
Fmr Law Professor on David Tamihere's convictions being quashed
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The killings of two swedish tourists in the 1980's is one of the most notorious criminal cases in New Zealand's history and as of today the double murders are unsolved. The Supreme Court has quashed David Tamihere's convictions, 36 years after he was found guilty of murdering back packers Sven Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen in the Coromandel. The couple was last seen in Thames in April 1989. Dr Bill Hodge, a former Law Professor at the University of Auckland spoke to Lisa Owen.
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The killings of two swedish tourists in the 1980's is one of the most notorious criminal cases in New Zealand's history and as of today the double murders are unsolved. The Supreme Court has quashed David Tamihere's convictions, 36 years after he was found guilty of murdering back packers Sven Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen in the Coromandel. The couple was last seen in Thames in April 1989. Dr Bill Hodge, a former Law Professor at the University of Auckland spoke to Lisa Owen.
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